Melchior Schölleris the co-founder and CEO of Poutsch , an online polling platform that won the 2012 FAEA. He previously worked at Lazard where he participated in a dozen of closed mergers, acquisitions and financing projects. He covered various industries including technology and advised companies like Deezer , Companeo and other internet based businesses. Before that, Melchior was in the Telecom Media and Entertainment team of Capgemini Consulting where he worked on issues like mobile payment and television targeted advertising. But it all started with Livestream where he worked on business development initiatives.

Melchior is a graduate of the NYU Stern and Steinhardt schools. He also obtained a M.Sc and B.Sc degree in Economics from Maastricht Universiteit .